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ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comMon, 19 Mar 2018 12:52:01 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: 13xworldchampshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/01/09/report-packers-close-to-hiring-mike-pettine-as-defensive-coordinator/#comment-6020954
Wed, 10 Jan 2018 19:12:58 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6020954Great hire….one of those guys that is a better coordinator than head coach….has multiple top ten defenses under his belt, can run a 3-4 or a 4-3…
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 19:11:07 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6020947Packers are like “You can have our front office if we can have your coaches Cleveland. Seems like a fair trade.
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:39:53 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6020713It’s a shame that people actually call us “Cleveland West” now but I’m afraid its the beginning-of-truth. Go pack
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:29:53 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6020681Nowhere to go but up. The key will be getting the players, though.
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:33:22 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6020509Proof now that GB really is Cleveland West….LOL
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:05:10 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6020193At least they brought in someone from the outside to get a new look.
If the defense improves to the top ten, and Aaron stays as Aaron, the packers will be tough to beat.
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We’ll look at that. Color me impressed.
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:46:48 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6020142richardparker123 says:
January 9, 2018 at 10:22 pm
Mike Pettine for GB defensive coordinator—because a washed-up/failed former head coach worked out soooooo well for the Pack the last time it was tried.
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Well there was that super Bowl win that you seem to have forgotten

]]>By: Wisconsin Is Vastly Superiorhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/01/09/report-packers-close-to-hiring-mike-pettine-as-defensive-coordinator/#comment-6020070
Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:26:40 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6020070Quite possibly his most impressive work was in Buffalo, where he turned around that defense in one season.

He also runs a 3-4 with a lot of Man-Press Blitzes, which should be simpler for younger players to adapt to.

Besides, you gotta like someone who resembles Goldberg!

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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:46:24 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019972Pettine was a good DC. HC? Not his bag. He is a good hire. Capers was a good DC, but he had trouble adapting because his scheme got old. A new guy with new ideas is precisely what is needed.
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 12:37:05 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019892Capers was expired. Anything different is a step up. I know nothing about this guy, but they didn’t ask my opinion either.
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 12:13:24 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019863I was hoping for Fangio but the more I think about this hire and research Pettine’s resume I’m pretty pumped to see what he brings to the Packers.

With the Jets his Defenses ranked 1st, 3rd, 5th and 8th. With the Bills his defense was 10th. With the Browns they were 23rd and 27th, but he was the head coach during that time and the Browns went 7-9….more wins than they have had the past three years!

Pettine seems like a great hire. So does Gutekunst as the GM. I really like what the Packers are doing.

The Vikings, Bears and Lions definitely aren’t liking this which makes it even sweeter

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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:31:13 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019825Why not list the fact that his defenses went 1, 3, 5, 8, and 10 with the Jets and Buffalo instead of his HC record seeing as he’s being hired to coach the defense. Seems like that’s a much more important stat.

I’m okay with it – so long as BG gets him some players too. Those are pretty good defenses he built on teams that weren’t exactly offensive juggernauts to keep the defense off the field.

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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:02:05 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019815At least they brought in someone from the outside to get a new look.
If the defense improves to the top ten, and Aaron stays as Aaron, the packers will be tough to beat.
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:46:52 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019779No news here. We will see if there is any fire near this smoke but I doubt Packers finish Top-10 as a unit without adding some size to our defensive line. Jenkins, Jolly, Pickett were anchors all 300+. We lose the trenches in the fourth quarter so I hope beefing up our line is one of the off-season focuses of the FO.
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 06:31:25 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019754I mean the guy won 10 games in 2 seasons in Cleveland. I actually found myself nodding “Not bad” upon reading that!
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 06:05:54 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019746Love this move. Hes a solid defensive coordinator, regardless of what happened in CLE. Great track record.

Get AR a top 15 defense and see what happens.

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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 04:53:10 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019722I’m cautiously optimistic. A change was way overdue. Now get him some players.
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:52:29 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019688Pinch me
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:47:26 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019682Interesting. Fangio is today’s hot name/commodity, but Pettine’s history as DC is damn good. In his 7 years as a pure DC, his DF ranked in the top 10 passing DF *every* year, and averaged no worse than 10th in takeaways, third down and DVOA (defense value over average).

Plus, he could become the Pack’s HC, having filled the seeming modern requirement of being named “Mike”.

Good hire, MM.

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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:39:10 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019675Good hire by the Packers. Pettine is a solid defensive guy.
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:31:19 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019671Pettine went 10-22 however he was 7-4 until things came undone. Oh to be 3-13 again. The glory years.
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:29:40 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-601966910-22 in Cleveland, First ballot HOFer
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:27:43 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019666From the Ryan tree… he had good pass defenses and overall defenses in NY. Top 10 each year. His run stopping is suspect, but maybe he can fix that. He’a a hard nosed guy too… a real butt-kicker… so maybe we won’t be so soft.

Now let’s get him some players.

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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:23:25 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019663As an unfortunate Browns fan, good luck Mike. I loved how he instilled fun into the summer practices. Had Joe Thomas kicking field goals.
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:22:51 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019662Mike Pettine for GB defensive coordinator—because a washed-up/failed former head coach worked out soooooo well for the Pack the last time it was tried.
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:17:10 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019658Good players make coaches look good. We don’t have any good defenders after years of Ted letting our good players walk in free agency and continuously botching the draft. Then we hired some dud from within who contributed to our years of bad drafting. Until we have talent, the coach doesn’t matter.

Look at the offense, we have Aaron, so people think we have good offensive coaches. But those of us who know the game, know the truth.

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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:15:05 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019657>>He went 10-22 in his two seasons in Cleveland.

So 1-31 keeps his job, but 10-22 gets you fired?

Yeah, ok, that makes sense.

I hope the Browns trade away their #1 pick and get more draft picks. Then they can draft more busts and get next years #1.

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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:14:22 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019655HAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!!!!
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:08:20 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019646Good for him, good guy, good coach. Packers with a great hire.
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Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:00:12 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504715#comment-6019640Am happy the Pack went outside for this pick. Listening to Bill Polian a few minutes ago on radio had some interesting observations:
1. Runs a 3-4 base Buddy Ryan type defense, (probably not a surprise since he was DC under Rex Ryan at Jets and had a #1 ranked defense there in 2009.)
2. A complex defense, (which makes me think that this may be a bit of a learning curve for the current defensive players at GB. In other words, I’m not expecting miracles in 2018 season.)
3. High risk – high reward scheme. (Made me pause for a second, because I always felt Caper’s defense was similar in that regard.)
Regardless who the DC was going to be, a team needs players to be successful. Maybe Gouda work some magic over the next two years to get this defense back to it’s 2010 form.
I think this is a solid pick, hopefully no-nonsense type of DC.
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